ANTEBELLUM BLOG: PETER "SLEAZY" CHRISTOPHERSON

it is with great sadness that i repost this news-

The initial announcement came roughly an hour ago, at around 4 AM EST, when Throbbing Gristle members Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter tweeted the same message:

Our dearest beautiful Sleazy left this mortal coil as he slept in peace last night.words cannot express our grief.

Throbbing Gristle's official website has also been updated with the simple message,

Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson
1955 - 2010

Christopherson's passing comes soon after news that Genesis P-Orridge is no longer performing with the band live, which resulted in a last-minute name change to X-TG during their recent tour.

Needless to say, Peter Christopherson's influence on what we listen to here at Tiny Mix Tapes is immeasurable. We consider ourselves lucky to have interviewed him a couple years back. This is a hard loss to swallow. We send our deepest condolences to Christopherson's friends and family.

(throbbing gristle)

Peter Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy, member of such seminal groups as Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil. He reportedly died in his sleep yesterday, November 24, at the age of 55.

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(coil)

on a personal note-
i first met PETER CHRISTOPHERSON back in the late 90s.
he contacted me directly as a fan of my photography, and ask to view my work. we met @ swingers diner on beverly blvd,
(he was staying @ the hotel) and had a nice chat & lunch. we hit it off immediately and he asked that i call him, "sleazy."
all his friends did so.
the nickname came from his usual demeanor and pursuit of happiness.

SLEAZY was enamored with one of my models in my book-
"CARMILLA CALIBAN COCK", AKA "PIERCE," and asked that i please put him in contact. this became a creative collaboration that lasted many years.
meanwhile, sleazy and i keep in contact throughout the years and he always contacted me when he visited LA.
years later he gave me some invaluable information as to how to deal with a certain production company in making sure
i retained my rights as the creator of a project.
i will remember always remember peter "sleazy" christopherson, with fond admiration.

(carmilla caliban cock aka pierce performing with coil)

sleazy moved to thailand after the death of his longtime lover and collaborator-
JOHN BALANCE, who died from a fall at home in the UK on
november 13th, 2004.

(john balance)

here are just a few of the acomplishments of "sleazy"-

Solo as Peter Christopherson-

"In My Head A Crystal Sphere Of Heavy Fluid" on Foxtrot (1998)
"All Possible Numbers" on Autumn Blood (Constructions) (2009)

With Psychic TV-

Force The Hand Of Chance
Just Drifting
Dreams Less Sweet
Berlin Atonal Vol. 1
Berlin Atonal Vol. 2
N.Y. Scum
Thee City Ov Tokyo/Thee City Ov New York
Mein-Goett-In-Gen

(Coil - Live in Berlin -2001 - Anarcadia - All Horned Animals)

Music video as director
Marc Almond - "Waifs and Strays", "Tainted Love '91", and "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91"
Björn Again - "A Little Respect"
Coil - "The Wheel", "Tainted Love", "Windowpane", "The Snow (Answers Come In Dreams II)", "Love's Secret Domain"
The Crystal Method - "Comin' Back"
Erasure - "Chains of Love", "A Little Respect", "Stop"
Diamanda Galás - "Double Barrel Prayer"
Barry Gibb - "Now Voyager" (long form made-for-television music film)
Hanson - "I Will Come to You"
Nona Hendryx - (track unknown)
Paul McCartney - "Going Home (From Rio to Liverpool)"
Ministry - "N.W.O.", "Just One Fix", "Over the Shoulder"
Nine Inch Nails - The Broken Movie ("Pinion", "Wish", "Help Me I Am in Hell", "Gave Up"), "March of the Pigs"
Robert Plant - "Tall Cool One"
Rage Against the Machine - "Freedom", "Killing in the Name", "Bombtrack", "Bulls on Parade", "People of the Sun"
Rollins Band - "Illumination"
Sepultura - "Refuse/Resist"
10cc - (track unknown)
The The - "Infected", "The Mercy Beat", "Heartland"
The Threshold HouseBoy's Choir - "Mahil Athal Nadrach", "So Young It Known No Maturing",
Van Halen - "Don't Tell Me", "Can't Stop Lovin' You"
Yes - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"